Get Served!
analyzing the physics of volleyball serves
Anthony Guan and Sarah Liu
About Our Project:
Our physics project is dedicated to determining the difference between float and topspin serves, and showing how physics principles like lift, drag, and the Magnus effect impact the trajectory of a standard volleyball serve.
Experimental Setup and Process
step one: record video
Topspin Trial Settings: 7.5/5, 8/4.5, 8.5/4, 9/3.5, 9.5/3, 10/2.5
Float Trial Settings: 5/5, 6/6, 6.5/6.5, 7/7,7.5/7.5
step two: plot in LoggerPro
plotted the ball's flight every 3 frames, programmed data to calculate position, x-velocity, y-velocity, overall velocity
step three: process data through excel
after getting calculated data, use excel to generate standardized graphs
what did we get?
The following graphs show the trends for a volleyball's trajectory and velocity across different force settings.
Float Serve Analysis
trajectory
velocity
x-velocity
y-velocity
Topspin Serve Analysis
trajectory
velocity
x-velocity
y-velocity
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